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Tweets by Vanita Gupta, President Bidenâs nominee for Associate Attorney-General, came up March 9 when she appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing, where she also received praise for her civil rights advocacy, reported IANS.
Gupta expressed regret for the tweets and said that she had âfallen preyâ to âthe rhetoric has gotten quite harsh over the last several years.â
âI wish I could take it back, I canât,â the Indian American added.
Gupta, who has broader support in both parties, faced questions about her past social media presence and statements in her quest for the third-highest position in the Justice Department where she will be in charge of civil and human rights issues, the IANS report said.
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Tweets by Vanita Gupta, the nominee for Associate Attorney-General, came up on Tuesday when she appeared before Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing, where she also received praise for her civil rights advocacy.Gupta .
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Advocates, lawmakers, and the White House are hopeful Congress will pass a police reform bill soon.
The House already passed a bill that would ban chokeholds and racial profiling in policing.
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